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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit, Housing, Community and Economic Development Program, recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 184-2021 to authorize the submittal of a 2021 Grant Program application to the State of California Department of Community Development for funding under the Senate Bill 2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Competitive Component for program funds to administer an eligible activity for El Dorado Senior Village Apartments Phase 1 and the amount of CPLHA funds not to exceed $2,500,000;
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 185-2021 to authorize the submittal of a 2021 Grant Program application to the State of California Department of Community Development for funding under the Senate Bill 2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Competitive Component for program funds to administer an eligible activity for El Dorado Senior Village Apartments Phase 2 and the amount of CPLHA funds not to exceed $2,500,000; and
3) If awarded, authorize the Planning and Building Department Director, or designee, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, to execute the grant agreements and subsequent amendments thereto that do not affect the dollar amount or the term and to sign other grant-related documents.
FUNDING: State Senate Bill 2 (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017) Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Competitive Component from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (the “Department”) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) dated June 7, 2021, under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program Competitive Component.
Funding for this NOFA is provided pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 2 from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund for assistance to Cities and Counties as described in Health and Safety Code section 50470 et seq. (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017 (SB 2)). The Non-Entitlement competitive grant program component prioritizes assistance to persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness and investments that increase the supply of housing to households with incomes of 60 percent or less of area median income.
In response to the 2021 NOFA, the County of El Dorado (“the Applicant”), an eligible non-entitlement Local government, desires to submit a project application for an allocation for up to $2,500,000 of the PLHA Program funds in cooperation with SNO Foundation, a California Nonprofit Private Foundation, for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the El Dorado Senior Apartments affordable multifamily housing development in El Dorado.
The PLHA application supports the County’s Housing Element Policy HO-1.18 which states that the County shall develop incentive programs and partnerships to encourage private development of affordable housing.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board may deny the request to submit an application for Competitive PLHA grant funding thereby forfeiting grant funding to assist the affordable housing project.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
N/A
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel and Risk Management.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No change to Net County Cost is associated with this item. There is no County General Fund match required for the PLHA Competitive grant, if funded.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will secure the Chair's signature on the original copy of the Resolutions; and
2) The Clerk of the Board will provide two (2) certified Resolution copies of each Resolution to Planning and Building Department, attention of C.J. Freeland, HCED Program.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Economic Development & Healthy Communities - The grant application for the PLHA State funding program supports the County’s Strategic Plan goal of Economic Development by seeking funds to develop workforce housing. Providing workforce housing supports the Healthy Communities goal by offering low-income residents with affordable housing.
CONTACT
Robert Peters, Deputy Director of Planning
Planning and Building Department